Legal Opinion
In re Siracusa
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1925PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cunningham, J.:
The common council of the city of Geneva, acting under the Home Rule Amendment of the Constitution and the City Home Rule Law, passed a local law prohibiting the sale, manufacture or possession of intoxicating liquors. The local law authorizes the issuance of a search warrant by a judge of the City Court of Geneva and directs that a specified procedure be followed in the City Court upon the return of such warrant.
A search warrant was issued by the city judge and two bottles of beverage belonging to the petitioner were seized by a police officer armed with such search warrant.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- City of Rochester v. . WestNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Browne v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- People v. DeforeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- People v. CookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
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